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1 (Beatles album)
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1 is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles, originally released on 13 November 2000. The album features virtually every number-one single the band achieved in the United Kingdom, issued on the 30th anniversary of the bands break-up, it was their first compilation available on only one compact disc. 1 was a success and topped the charts worldwide. It has sold over 31 million copies, as of June 2015,1 is the sixth best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK, having sold over 3.1 million copies. Meanwhile, Day Tripper was included on 1, since it charted at number 1 in the UK as a double A side with We Can Work It Out, while in the US, only We Can Work It Out was number 1. On the other hand, Strawberry Fields Forever was part of a double A-side single along with Penny Lane and this single had peaked at number 2 in the charts, behind Engelbert Humperdincks single Release Me. This album is essentially a combination of both the US and UK versions of the earlier album 20 Greatest Hits, with the addition of Something. On 1, Hey Jude was released in its original version, on the American version of 20 Greatest Hits it had been released as a shortened version. Before 1, all 27 songs were mainly in two remastered CD versions. First on the respective Beatles albums released in 1987, the second remastering was made available on the CD versions for 1962–1966 and 1967–1970. The songs on 1 were remastered specifically for the release in 2000, the remastering was overseen by Peter Mew of Abbey Road Studios and took place there. In 2011,1 was remastered and reissued on CD, in 2015 it was remixed and is also available as digital downloads via iTunes. The package of 1 was intended to be simplistic and ambitious at the same time and its cover was designed by Rick Ward, and consists of a pop-art yellow number one on a red background. The emphasis on the 1 digit was used on many of the compilations of hits by different artists that followed this album, for example. The albums back cover features the famous photos of the Beatles taken by Richard Avedon copyrighted on 17 August 1967, the design exclusively uses variations of the Helvetica typeface. 1 was released worldwide in CD and cassette, the vinyl format was released in only the United Kingdom. The CD includes a 32-page booklet with a page with international picture covers. It also includes on its first two pages a collage with 27 1s in different colours with the sentence 27 No.1 singles =1, the LP and cassette keep the main art of the CD version, but in a different form

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1 fille & 4 types
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1 fille &4 types is the French-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 13 October 2003. It is her first new French studio album since 1998s Sil suffisait daimer,1 fille &4 types features thirteen songs written and arranged by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso and Gildas Arzel, and produced by Benzi. The first single from the album, Tout lor des hommes reached top ten in all Francophone countries, including one in Quebec. It was followed by Et je taime encore and Contre nature,1 fille &4 types received favorable reviews from music critics, some of whom noticed that it is a record that many Dion fans were hoping would arrive one day. On the commercial level, the album became a success. It topped the charts in Canada, France, Belgium Wallonia and Greece,1 fille &4 types was certified 2× Platinum in France, Platinum in Belgium and Switzerland, and Gold in Finland. After four days of rehearsals, Dion met with again in Las Vegas in May 2003. The songs were recorded between 2–11 May 2003, on 11 August 2003, Dions official website announced that the release of the new French album titled 1 fille &4 types was set for 13 October 2003 in Europe and 14 October 2003 in Canada. Dion worked on this project with 4 Guys only, Goldman, Benzi, Veneruso, Goldman, who wrote and produced the best-selling French-language albums of all time, Deux and Sil suffisait daimer, guided 1 fille &4 types as the artistic director. The first single, Tout lor des hommes was sent to radio on 27 August 2003 and it was written by Jacques Veneruso who wrote Dions 2001 number-one hit, Sous le vent. The behind the scenes from Tout lor des hommes video and making of the album was posted in the section on celinedion. com on 28 September 2003. 1 fille &4 types was also scheduled for release in the United States on 11 November 2003, in Japan on 17 December 2003, in Sweden on 9 February 2004 and in Spain on 19 April 2004. On 14 September 2003, the listing for the album containing twelve songs was posted on celinedion. com. On 23 September 2003, it was revealed that 1 fille &4 types will be released in three different versions. While the standard edition was available from all retailers, a Deluxe Edition with special photos, finally, the Limited Edition with a special 45-page booklet will be available in Frances Carrefour stores. After the album was released it turned out that it contains a hidden track, the songs were written and arranged by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso and Gildas Arzel, and produced by Benzi. Jean-Jacques Goldmans brother, J Kapler co-wrote Et je taime encore, Goldman, Benzi, Veneruso and Arzel also played instruments and sang lead and background vocals on the album. Et je taime encore is a French-language version of the song Je taime encore from One Heart which was released in March 2003, to promote the album, Dion taped a television special at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on 1 October 2003

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The 2nd Law
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The 2nd Law is the sixth studio album by English rock band Muse. It was released on 1 October 2012 in the United Kingdom and elsewhere on 28 September,2 and 3 October under Warner Bros. Records and the bands own Helium-3 imprint. The title of the album refers to the law of thermodynamics and the albums cover art features a map of the human brains pathways. Recording of the album took place in four different studios, began in October 2011, upon release, the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics, holding a 70/100 score on review aggregator site Metacritic, and had a very positive commercial performance. It was a top ten-charting album in countries and a number one album in thirteen countries. The album has certified platinum by the BPI in England, the FIMI in Italy, the IFPI in Switzerland. It has also been certified triple-platinum by the SNEP in France, at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best Rock Album and the albums second track Madness was nominated for Best Rock Song. The albums third track Panic Station was also nominated for Best Rock Song at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards the following year, a total of five official singles were released from the album. Survival, released on 27 June, and Madness, released on 20 August, three singles were released after the release of the album, Follow Me, released on 7 December, Supremacy, released on 20 February 2013, and, Panic Station, released on 31 May. Muse bassist Christopher Wolstenholme had stated in an interview with BBC Radio 1 that they had aimed to begin recording The 2nd Law in either September or October 2011. In an interview with Kerrang. on 14 December 2011, Wolstenholme stated that the next Muse album would be something different from their prior releases. He also said that it felt as if the band were drawing a line under a period of their career with their sixth album. In another interview Chris mentioned that the band had experimented with music and it was revealed via Muses publicist Tom Kirk on his Twitter account that composer David Campbell was helping the band compose the album. The 2nd Law features art rock, progressive rock, and electronic music, the albums first track, Supremacy, has been compared to James Bond theme songs such as the song Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings. Madness, according to NME, features influences which draw from Queens I Want to Break Free, Panic Station, the third track, has been noted as a funk rock song and features collaborations from people who had worked on Stevie Wonders Superstition. It also includes lyrics, making The 2nd Law Muses first album to feature the Parental Advisory label. Bellamy has stated that dubstep producer Skrillex was an influence when writing one of the two tracks on the album – The 2nd Law, Unsustainable. He also stated that the song Follow Me was written about his newborn son, the song was produced by electronic music trio Nero

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2nd to None
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2nd to None is a collection of songs by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The album was released by on October 7,2003 by RCA Records as the sequel to the years highly successful ELV1S,30 #1 Hits. Although not as successful as its predecessor, 2nd to None made the top 10 in at least nine countries, 2nd to None was produced by Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and Ray Bardani. The releases primary artwork consists of a picture of Elvis head, the releases art direction and design was handled by Mike Jurkovac. The artwork and design for the European release of the album was different, being similar to ELV1S and having the art direction and design by the same person. To promote the album in the United Kingdom, an album titled Before Anyone Did Anything

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4 Minutes
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4 Minutes is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy, featuring vocals by American singers Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. It was released as the single from the album on March 17,2008. According to Madonna, the song is about saving the environment and she also cited the song as the inspiration for the documentary I Am Because We Are. The song was recorded at Sarm West Studios, in London, while the mixing of the track was finished at The Hit Factory studio, sound engineer Demo Castellon first worked on the vocals and then on the beats, while the synths were composed by Timbaland and Danja. The songs lyrics carry a message of awareness, inspired by Madonnas visit to Africa. 4 Minutes received positive reviews critics, who called it a busy dance track and complimented its music. Some reviewers noted that it was Madonna who appeared more of a featured artist on the track, rather than Timberlake. The song peaked at three on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving Madonna her 37th top-ten single, breaking the record previously held by Elvis Presley. It remains Madonnas best-selling digital single in the United States, with sales of three million copies. Internationally,4 Minutes topped the chart in 21 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, in the songs accompanying music video, Madonna and Timberlake sing and run away from a giant black screen that devours everything in its path. At the end of the video, both of them are consumed by the screen,4 Minutes was performed by Madonna on the promotional tour for Hard Candy and the 2008–09 Sticky & Sweet Tour. In the latter, the served as the opener of the rave segment. During performances of the song, Timberlake and Timbaland appeared on video screens, the song received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 2009 ceremony. Following the release of her studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. When asked by producer Stuart Price what kind of music appealed to her, Madonna replied that she loved the records of singer Justin Timberlake and producer Timbaland, so she collaborated with them. 4 Minutes was written by all three artists, along with Nate Danja Hills, and produced by Timbaland, Timberlake and Danja, the song, initially named 4 Minutes to Save the World, was one of the last to be produced for Madonnas album Hard Candy. In an interview with MTV News, Madonna said that the concept of the song was developed through discussions with Timberlake and she further explained the meaning of the song, I dont think its important to take it too literally. We cant just keep distracting ourselves we do have to ourselves and wake up

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The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited
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Garage Days Re-Revisited is an extended play by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 21,1987 by Elektra Records and it was the groups first recording to feature its new bassist Jason Newsted, and also the bands first release following the death of second bassist Cliff Burton. With Metallica scheduled to play the 1987 Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, Newsted used his construction experience to install soundproofing on Lars Ulrichs garage in El Cerrito, California, where the band would rehearse. While rehearsing White Lightning by New wave of British heavy metal band Paralex, Kirk Hammett instead started playing The Wait by post-punk group Killing Joke, other tracks considered but dropped included Signal Thunder by Japanese band Bow Wow, and another NWOBHM song, Gaskins Im No Fool. The title had The $5.98 E. P. included in an effort to ensure that fans were not overcharged for it, the original cassette release included a sticker which read If they try to charge more, STEAL IT. The Wait was omitted from the UK pressings in order to conform to local music-industry rules regarding the length of EPs, the EPs sleevenotes are noteworthy as a nomination for the first use of the word hella, James Hetfield is quoted as saying that the studios hella sucked. James Hetfield — Lead vocals, rhythm guitar Kirk Hammett — Lead guitar Jason Newsted — Bass, backing vocals Lars Ulrich — Drums Garage Inc

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19 (Adele album)
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19 is the debut studio album by British singer Adele. It was first released on 28 January 2008, through XL Recordings, following Adeles graduation from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in May 2006, she began publishing songs and recorded a three-song demo for a class project and gave it to a friend. The friend posted the demo on Myspace, where it very successful. Adele wrote most of the albums material solely, but did work with a few writers and producers including Jim Abbiss, Eg White. Their collaborations created a blue-eyed soul album with lyrics describing heartbreak,19 also won and was nominated for numerous accolades including a Mercury Prize, and the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. The second single, Chasing Pavements also won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Four singles were released from the album, with Chasing Pavements and Make You Feel My Love reaching the top ten on the UK Singles Chart and the former becoming Adeles first Billboard Hot 100 entry. 19 debuted at one on the UK charts during its release. Peaking at number four on the US Billboard 200 in 2012, the album has sold over 3 million copies in the United States. Four months after graduation, she published two songs on the issue of the online arts publication PlatformsMagazine. com. She had recorded a demo for a class project and given it to a friend. The friend posted the demo on Myspace, where it very successful and led to a phone call from Richard Russell. She doubted if the offer was real because the record company she knew was Virgin Records. Nick Huggett, at XL, recommended Adele to manager Jonathan Dickins at September Management, September was managing Jamie T at the time and this proved a major draw for Adele, a big fan of the British singer-songwriter. Huggett then signed Adele to XL in September 2006, Adele recorded a cover of Bob Dylans Make You Feel My Love on the recommendation of her manager Jonathan Dickins, who loved the song. The first single released from 19 was Chasing Pavements, which Adele wrote in collaboration with Eg White, Chasing Pavements was inspired by an incident Adele had with a former boyfriend of six months. After learning he had cheated on her, she went to the bar he was at, after being thrown out, Adele walked down the street alone and thought to herself, What is it youre chasing. She sang and recorded it on her phone and arranged the chords when she got home

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21 (Adele album)
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21 is the second studio album by British singer Adele. It was released on 24 January 2011 in most of Europe, the album was named after the age of the singer during its production. Adele began writing 21 in April 2009, when involved in the relationship that subsequently inspired the record. Dissatisfied with once again portraying herself as the musical tragedian of her debut, she had intended to compose a more upbeat, however, studio sessions ended prematurely due to a lack of inspiration. She resumed production immediately after the breakdown of her relationship, channelling her heartbreak, Adele collaborated with various songwriters and producers, including Columbia Records co-president Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Jim Abbiss, and Dan Wilson. Praised by critics for its production, vintage aesthetic. The album topped the charts in more than 30 countries and became the worlds best-selling album of the year for 2011 and 2012. In the United States, the album held the top position for 24 weeks, longer any other album since 1985. As well, it had the most weeks on the Billboard 200 chart of any album by a woman and it was certified Diamond by the RIAA and was ranked as the Greatest Billboard 200 Album of All Time. Globally,21 was the biggest selling release for both 2011 and 2012, and helped revitalise lagging sales of the UK and US music industry. With over 31 million copies worldwide,21 is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Critics hailed the album as a shift from the sexual and musically bombastic status quo. Shortlisted for the 2011 Mercury Prize,21 won the 2012 Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Brit Award for British Album of the Year. In April 2009, 20-year-old Adele, who had embarked on her first serious relationship with a man 10 years her senior. In response to the medias typecasting her as an old soul due to the production and sentimental nature of her songs, Adele decided on a more upbeat. Disillusioned with lack of inspiration and the progress of the studio sessions. Adele had written Take It All during a moment in her relationship. When she played the song for her boyfriend, the two got into an argument that culminated in the end of their 18-month relationship

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25 (Adele album)
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25 is the third studio album by British singer and songwriter Adele. It was released on 20 November 2015, through XL Recordings, following the release and international success of her second studio album 21, Adele considered quitting the music industry and going out on a positive note. However, she decided to take a hiatus instead and raise her son, during her sabbatical, she suffered from writers block and rescheduled studio sessions for a new album, fearing she had lost her ability to write songs. In 2013, Adele had a breakthrough and the material eventually became 25 manifested. Titled as a reflection of her life and frame of mind at 25 years old,25 is a make-up record, in contrast to Adeles previous works, the production of 25 incorporated the use of electronic elements and creative rhythmic patterns, with elements of 1980s R&B and organs. Many journalists felt that the album impacted the industry by encouraging the public to return to buying physical albums. 25 received the BRIT Award for British Album of the Year, the album then won the 2017 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album. Hello also won Grammys for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, following the release of 21, Adele was considering quitting the music industry all together, stating she thought it was better to go out on a high. However, in early 2012 she announced she was taking a hiatus from music in order to take time. Her hiatus from music came to an end after the birth of her first child in October 2012, before the albums recording came under way, Adele made a conscious decision not to try and create another 21 and would not make another heartbreak record. Prior to the release,25 was listed as one of the most anticipated albums of 2015. Prior to the official announcement, music journalists and fans speculated that the album would be titled 25 continuing the age theme from Adeles previous releases 19 and 21. On the eve of her 26th birthday in May 2014, Adele posted a message via her Twitter account which prompted discussion about her next album. See you again later in the year, was interpreted by outlets including Billboard and Capital FM as meaning that her album would be titled 25. On 10 February 2013, Adele confirmed that she was in the early stages of her third album and was having meetings while staying in Los Angeles for the 85th Academy Awards. Initially recording sessions for 25 were unsuccessful, in which Adele suffered from writers block, Adele rescheduled the albums recording stating she did not feel ready, but returned to the studio when her son was eighteen months old, which inspired her to write an album about motherhood. In an interview on BBC One, it was revealed that an album about being a mother was written. Adele stated that the album took a time to write, saying she did not think the album was ever going to be finished

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200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
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200 km/h in the Wrong Lane is the debut English studio album by Russian duo t. A. T. u. First released on 10 December 2002 by Interscope Records and it is the duos first studio album to be associated with Interscope after signing to Universal Music Russia, the label they signed to in 1998. 200 km/h lyrically explores themes such as rebellion, love, sexuality, sadness, independence. The album received mixed reaction from music critics. Many critics praised the catchiness and production standards, while ambivalent towards the groups tacky imagery, upon its release, it debuted inside the top ten in many European countries including Denmark, Austria, Finland and Italy. It became the groups best-selling album on the US Billboard 200, the album became the highest selling album in Russia. With estimated shipments of one million copies and they went on to promote the album with their Show Me Love Tour. One of the three official singles All the Things She Said became one of the most successful singles in the 2000 era, the song was responsible for bringing the group to the spotlight, particularly with the music video, which caused international controversy. Not Gonna Get Us and How Soon Is Now, with the sales, they became the first Russian act to have an album charting in many charts worldwide, and the second to chart on the US Billboard 200, following Gorky Park in 1989. Yulia and Lena had auditioned as members of Neposedy, a group produced by Ivan Shapolavov, Shapolavov has said the two girls stood out from the rest of those that auditioned, however, 14-year-old Katina was initially the only one chosen for the band. She sang It Must Have Been Love by Swedish pop duo Roxette, when both Lena and Julia were cast for the group, they began to record their first record. Then, in 2001 the group released 200 Po Vstrechnoy, which became successful in Poland, while the album was in development, their producer Alexander Voitinskyi left the production, leaving the album unreleased. However, Shapolavov later signed Elena Kiper as the new co-producer and co-writer for the album, with the success, Shapovalov decided to sign the group to Interscope and its parent Universal Music Group at the headquarters in Russia. The group started recording the album in Trevor Horns home studio in London, England and having some recording sessions in Los Angeles, when the group were signed and ready for recording, both Yulia and Lena felt it was easy to understand the English language. Yulia stated that Martin helped her with pronunciation, while Lena was already speaking English before production of the album, However, during the times recording in studios, Yulia constantly lost her voice. A large barrier was the barrier between both girls. Katina spoke only mediocre and Volkova hardly any English, so both singers had big problems with the English lyrics, both girls took English lessons daily. Martin Kierszenbaum helped Katina and Volkova going to memorize the correct pronunciation, nevertheless, the inclusion of the English songs required a high concentration

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ABBA (album)
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ABBA is the eponymously titled third studio album by the Swedish pop group of the same name. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits Mamma Mia, following the Eurovision success of Waterloo, ABBA saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do topped the charts in Australia, SOS and Mamma Mia became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album saw ABBA dabble into reggae with Tropical Loveland, and includes a grand pseudo-classical keyboard instrumental in the traditions of Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman with Intermezzo No.1. ABBA was first released on CD in Japan in 1986, with a mix of Man in the Middle not found on any subsequent CD pressing. ABBA was then released on CD in West Germany in 1987, with five tracks of songs from the albums Waterloo and Ring Ring. ABBA was released on CD in Sweden in 1988 featuring the original 11 tracks only, the album has been reissued in digitally remastered form several times, first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set. In 2012, it was released as a deluxe edition CD / DVD set. On the original UK cassette release of the album Bang a Boomerang was split in two parts, being faded during the verse at the end of side one and continued at the beginning of side two. 1975 Polar Music international AB, Stockholm, Sweden, ABBA was issued along with ARRIVAL, as part of the dual CD package ABBA+ARRIVAL. Both CDs have the bonus tracks, the 2012 issue includes the same bonus tracks as the 2005 version along with a bonus DVD. The lyrics for the song were later re-written and became Rock Me, baby was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music as part of the ABBA Undeleted section. Crazy World Crazy World was recorded on 16 October 1974 at Glen Studio during sessions for this album, the track was left unreleased until it surfaced again during the Arrival sessions, and was eventually released as the b-side to the Money, Money, Money single in November 1976. Crazy World was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music, Here Comes Ruby Jamie Here Comes Ruby Jamie was recorded on 16 September 1974 at Glen Studio, and is one of the rare occasions where Benny Andersson sings the lead vocals. The song was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music as part of the ABBA Undeleted section, medley, Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special Recording began on 6 May 1975 at Glen Studio. It remains ABBAs only studio recorded release of material not written by themselves, in 1978, it featured as the B-side of the Summer Night City single. The song was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music, and then appeared as a bonus track on the CD re-issue of the album ABBA. Rikky Rock N Roller Rikky Rock N Roller was recorded on 15 September 1974 at Glen Studio, later released by Jerry Williams on the album Kick Down in 1976

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The ABBA Generation
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The ABBA Generation is the first A-Teens studio album, consisting of well-known ABBA songs in modern and upbeat versions. Recorded in Sweden in early 1999, was released later that year internationally and it spawned 4 hit singles, including the Swedish number-one Mamma Mia. The album was certified Platinum or Gold in 22 different territories around the world, the album was a moderate success in Japan, where it peaked at number eighteen, selling 61,810 copies. The ABBA Generation generated the best reviews from the bands career, different covers and versions of the album were released around the world, in the process the A-Teens recorded two tracks in Spanish, Mamma Mia and Gimme. Gimme. for the Latin American market, –3,57 Super Trouper –3,52 One of Us –3,55 Voulez-Vous –3,42 S. O. S. 11 Tracks as standard edition plus two bonus tracks Mamma Mia and Gimme and this edition of the album was released in early 2000, although an edition with 11 tracks was released in 1999. The first Chilean edition of the album includes the videos for Mamma Mia. Mamma Mia August 23,1999 / United States November 16,1999 Super Trouper November 22,1999 / United Kingdom November 29,1999 Gimme. March 27,2000 Dancing Queen March 7,2000 Happy New Year One of Us Take a Chance on Me The Name of the Game August 25,1999 May 16,2000

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Aerial (album)
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Aerial is the eighth studio album by the English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush, released in 2005, twelve years after her 1993 album The Red Shoes. It is her only double album, Aerial is Bushs first double album, and was released after a twelve-year absence from the music industry during which Bush devoted her time to family and the raising of her son, Bertie. The anticipation leading up to the release was immense, with press articles devoted to Bush being printed months. Like Bushs previous album, The Red Shoes, Aerial does not feature a photograph of Bush, but rather one that is emblematic of the albums celebration of sky, sea. The cover image, which seems to show a range at sunset reflected on the sea is in fact a waveform of a blackbird song superimposed over a glowing photograph. Aerial is one of Bushs most critically acclaimed albums, musically, the album is a multi-layered work, incorporating elements of folk, Renaissance, classical, reggae, flamenco, and rock. As with 1985s Hounds of Love, the album is divided into two distinct collections. In the song π, Bush sings the number to its 78th decimal place, the songs are saturated with the presence of birdsong, and all refer to the sky and sunlight, with the sea also featuring as an important element. The interlude Aerial Tal, consists of Bush imitating various samples of birdsong, nocturn, features a pair of lovers bathing in the sea after dark under a star-studded diamond sky. The song cycle ends with Aerial and its euphoric welcome of the following mornings sunrise with the refrain I need to get up on the roof. in the sun. A Sky of Honey features Rolf Harris playing the didgeridoo and providing vocals on An Architects Dream, other guest artists include Peter Erskine, Eberhard Weber, Lol Creme and Procol Harums Gary Brooker. In one of his final projects before his death in 2003, long-time Bush collaborator Michael Kamen arranged the string sections, performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. In the 2014 series of concerts in London, Before the Dawn, Bush performed live for the first time King of the Mountain and Joanni, and the whole Sky of Honey song cycle. On 13 November 2005, Aerial entered the UK Albums Chart at number three, selling more than 90,000 copies in its first week on release, in Canada, the album was certified Platinum. On 10 January 2006, Bush was nominated for two BRIT Awards for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Album for Aerial. On 27 January 2006, the album went up against Demon Days by Gorillaz and Coles Corner by Richard Hawley in the pop category of the South Bank Shows Annual Arts Awards, but was beaten by Hawley. UK music magazine Mojo named it their third best album of 2005, behind I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons and Funeral by Arcade Fire. Rob Chapman, writing in The Times stated that. its closing triptych, Somewhere In Between, Nocturne, the only single from the album was King of the Mountain

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Affection (Lisa Stansfield album)
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Affection is the debut solo album by British R&B recording artist Lisa Stansfield, released by Arista Records on 20 November 1989. Stansfield co-wrote all songs with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, Devaney and Morris also produced the album, except for This Is the Right Time which was produced by Coldcut. Affection received critical acclaim from critics and was commercially successful. It reached top ten on the charts in countries and has sold over five million copies worldwide. The album spawned a hit song, All Around the World, Affection was re-released as a deluxe 2CD + DVD set in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2014 and in Europe on 21 November 2014. In March 1989, Stansfield was featured on Coldcuts song People Hold On which she co-wrote, the single became a top forty hit in Europe, reaching number eleven in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at six on the Billboards Hot Dance Club Songs. On the strength of hit, Arista Records signed Stansfield as a solo artist, with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris from their band Blue Zone as her composers, musicians. Coldcut returned the favour by producing Stansfields next record This Is the Right Time, the whole album was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris. All songs were produced by Devaney and Morris, except This Is the Right Time produced by Coldcut, at first, Affection was released in Europe on 20 November 1989. It included thirteen songs on the CD and cassette editions of the album, on 20 February 1990, the album was issued in North America with noticeably refined mixes of several of the songs and different sequence of the tracks. In 2003, Affection was remastered and re-released as limited edition digipak with four songs, People Hold On, My Apple Heart, Lay Me Down. The last three tracks were included on the European single, What Did I Do to You. In North America, Lay Me Down and Somethings Happenin were featured on the You Cant Deny It single, Affection was remastered and expanded, and was re-released as a deluxe 2CD + DVD set in November 2014. It was expanded to feature rare tracks and 12 mixes plus videos, live footage, the twenty-eight-page booklet features photos, memorabilia, lyrics and brand new sleeve notes. The set was issued in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2014 and it was also released as a part of The Collection 1989–2003 at the same time. The 2014 reissue of Affection includes previously unreleased track, The Love in Me, issued at the same time, People Hold On. The Remix Anthology features the previously unreleased remixes of songs from Affection, All Around the World, What Did I Do to You

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Affirmation (Savage Garden album)
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Affirmation is the second and final studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. The album was released on 9 November 1999 by Columbia Records, the band recorded their second studio album after they recorded The Animal Song for the soundtrack to the film The Other Sister. The majority of the album was written by Hayes in New York in September 1999 or slightly earlier that year. The exception was You Can Still Be Free, an older song that dated back to at least 1995 - a demo recording appeared on their 1995 demo tape. It has not been clear why the song was rerecorded. Preceded by the second single I Knew I Loved You, the album was released on 9 November 1999 to worldwide success, the album spawned a further five singles, one of which was exclusive to the Australian market, and one of which was exclusive to the British market. Including sales of the re-issue, the album has more than 8 million copies worldwide. It became the bands last studio album after Daniel decided to leave in 2001, similarly to Savage Garden, the albums track listing varied internationally. The Australian version of the features a bonus remix of The Animal Song, a CD-ROM featuring video footage and bonus material. All songs written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones, and produced by Walter Afanasieff

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Ai Se Eu Te Pego
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It was recorded by Brazilian band Cangaia de Jegue and then covered by many other regional Brazilian bands like Garota Safada, Arreio de Ouro, Estakazero, Forró Sacode, and Saia Rodada. In 2011, it was popularized by Brazilian singer Michel Teló, Teló also released an English-language version, Oh, If I Catch You. The lyrics begin with two cries of Nossa, short for nossa senhora - Our Lady, the Virgin Mary, an equivalent of Wow. in Brazilian Portuguese. Then Assim você me mata, You kill me, a common exclamation, then ai, se eu te pego, ai, ai, se eu te pego. The verse then repeats with Delícia, delícia instead of “Nossa, nossa, the third verse of the song is the only verse with a narrative text, describing a Saturday night, a crowd beginning to dance, and summoning courage to speak to the most beautiful girl. Verses 4 and 5 repeat the simple exclamations of verses 1 and 2, antônio Dyggs, who co-wrote the song, realized it could become a national hit in Brazil and offered it for a release by Brazilian singer Michel Teló. The result was a hit in Brazil, Latin America and Europe, telós version of the song became a hit in Brazil, reaching No.1. Later, the song also reached No.1 in 23 countries in Europe, the single was the sixth best-selling single of 2012, selling 7.2 million copies worldwide and placing it on the list of best-selling singles of all time. The single has become the most downloaded track in Germany since 2006. As of July 2014, it is the 90th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, the official YouTube video has over 740 million views as of April 2017. This version was nominated for Best Brazilian Song at the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards and this version reached the 9th position in the Mega Single Top 100. Dutch singer Tom Haver also recorded a Dutch version of the song and this version reached the 66th position in the Mega Single Top 100. Serbian singer Dragan Kojić released Kosa and this version was very popular in Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia, as well in the Federal Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The song is popular among footballers. It was first danced by Brazilian player Neymar who initially appeared on a video dancing to the song Ai Se Eu Te Pego, many other videos of the same player emerged later leading to its huge popularity in Brazil. The song became popular in Spain and all over Europe after Real Madrid players Marcelo. Playing in a Liga match, the dance was performed by the two players after Ronaldo scored the first goal against Málaga on 22 October 2011. The popularity was such that on 12 January 2012, Michel Teló was invited to the Real Madrid training ground and posed for pictures with Marcelo, the goal celebration has been performed by many other footballers across Europe

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ABBA: The Album
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ABBA, The Album is the fifth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. The album was released in conjunction with ABBA, The Movie, the album contained two UK number-one singles, Take a Chance on Me and The Name of the Game, as well as European hits Eagle and Thank You for the Music. The album includes three songs from ABBAs 1977 tour mini-musical The Girl with the Golden Hair and these songs are Thank You for the Music, I Wonder and Im a Marionette. Altogether the album contained just nine songs—the least of any ABBA album, ABBA, The Album reached No.1 in many territories. In the UK it debuted at the top and remained there for seven weeks, in the US it became their highest charting album, where during 1978 ABBA undertook a big promotional campaign. Due to the Cold War, Western music was actively discouraged throughout Eastern Europe at the time, despite this, ABBA, The Album sold an unprecedented one million copies in Poland in 1977, exhausting the countrys entire allocation of foreign currency. In Russia, only 200,000 copies were permitted to be pressed, however, ABBA, The Album was first released on CD in 1984. Polars official cover featured a white background, and is the basis for current CD versions. However, Epic Records original UK release of the LP featured a background on the front cover. It also featured a gatefold sleeve, the back cover was altered, incorporating a similar photo of ABBA to that used elsewhere in the world for the inner sleeve, and referencing tracks included in ABBA, The Movie. The inner gatefold was designed to look like an air mail envelope, similar to the later used for Gracias Por La Música. This was the first and only time that Epic radically broke away from the standard Polar Music design for an ABBA album. The UK design for ABBA, The Album has only been re-issued on CD format once, within the audio enthusiast community, The Albums original LP release is known for having been sourced from a poor quality master tape, that affects all four tracks on Side A. Symptoms include distortion on the higher-end of the range. They were also used for re-issues in 1997 and 2001, however these versions were criticised for Jon Astleys use of equalisation and noise reduction. Re-issues that used the faulty LP cutting tapes include the West German PolyGram CD from 1984, to date the sole use of the clean tapes since 2001 has been the Mastered For iTunes 2014 issue, which reportedly lacks any distortion. All tracks written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted, Gracias por la música –3,49 Spanish version of Thank You for the Music. Tracks 10–11, vocals recorded January 1980 and these two songs are from the album Gracias Por La Música

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All That You Can't Leave Behind
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All That You Cant Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, and was released on 30 October 2000 on Island Records in the United Kingdom, at the time of the albums release, U2 said on several occasions that they were reapplying for the job. The best band in the world, U2 brought back Eno and Lanois, who had produced three of the bands previous albums. The album was originally named U2000, which had been a title for their PopMart Tour. All That You Cant Leave Behind received favourable reviews from critics, the songs Beautiful Day, Walk On, Elevation, and Stuck in a Moment You Cant Get Out Of were all successful singles. The record and its songs won seven Grammy Awards, it is the album in history to have multiple tracks win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Beautiful Day in 2001. In 2003, the album was ranked number 139 on Rolling Stone magazines list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, the supporting Elevation Tour, on which the band returned to playing arenas with a more intimate stage design, was also a critical and commercial success. Throughout the 1990s, U2 experimented with rock and electronic dance music, culminating with their 1997 album Pop. Guitarist The Edge said that with Pop, the band had taken the deconstruction of the rock n roll band format to its absolute nth degree. They reunited with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, who produced their albums The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree. Although the band wanted to develop new material before beginning to record, for three weeks in late 1998, U2, Eno, and Lanois recorded demos in Hanover Quay Studios. One of the few quality ideas that stemmed from these sessions was the song Kite. Lead singer Bonos vocals inspired everyone in the studio, particularly after he had been suffering from vocal problems for the few years. U2 thought they would have a new completed in time for 1999. After the bands brief demo sessions, The Edge worked alone on song ideas before the band reunited at Hanover Quays and they recorded with the mentality of a band in a room playing together, an approach that led to the albums more stripped-down sound. Bonos involvement in the Jubilee 2000 campaign prevented him from dedicating all of his time to the recording, something Eno thought was a distraction. There was also a break in the sessions when Bono collaborated with Lanois. The band had thought they could complete the album for 1999, U2 did not want to put a deadline on completing the album after their experience with Pop, which had to be rushed to completion into order to meet the deadline set by their pre-booked PopMart Tour

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All the Best (Tina Turner album)
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All the Best is a greatest hits album by Tina Turner, released in November 2004. In the U. S. it was released in February 2005 followed by a single disc version titled All the Best. The track list concentrates on Turners solo hits, but also features a few highlights from her partnership with Ike Turner and it also contains three new recordings and some rarer tracks including duets and her song from the Brother Bear soundtrack, Great Spirits. The album went platinum in the U. S.3 months after its release, in March 2007, the album re-entered the UK Charts and peaked at #18. It has since been certified platinum in various countries

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All the Way... A Decade of Song
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A Decade of Song is the first English-language greatest hits album by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 12 November 1999, it features nine previously released, Dion worked on new songs mainly with David Foster. Other producers include Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Robert John Mutt Lange, James Horner, a Decade of Song garnered positive reviews from music critics. They praised the first uptempo single Thats the Way It Is, some criticism was directed towards including a small number of hits and many new recordings. Despite that, the became a commercial success throughout the world. A Decade of Song has sold 8,100,000 copies in the United States and it has also sold five million copies in Europe and shipped two million copies in Japan and one million in Canada. During the first two years of its release, the album had sold over seventeen million copies worldwide, the lead single, Thats the Way It Is was well received by critics and became a commercial success around the world. The following singles were released in selected countries only and without any promotion from Dion, after ten years of standing in the spotlight, Celine Dion decided go on vacation. Im looking forward to having no schedule, no pressure, to not caring about whether its raining or not, just visiting with family and friends, cooking at home, I want no pressure for a while, she said. But before Dion embarked on her two-year respite from the industry beginning 1 January 2000. A Decade of Song to cap a ten-year period in which she has sold over 100 million records worldwide, in the 90s, Dion has transformed herself from a regional Canadian success into one of the worlds most successful pop artists. In that time, shes released seven English-language albums, from 1990s Unison to All the Way, a Decade of Song, and six newly recorded French albums, picking up numerous awards, including five Grammys. The process of putting together All the Way, a Decade of Song was laborious for all involved, from balancing the number of hits and new songs to ensuring that each of the latest tracks showed a new side of Dion. We had hourly conversations, back and forth, about what the combination should be, said John Doelp and we wanted to make sure we had some new sounds and that we were able to go to new places. Co-executive producer Vito Luprano added, The first idea was to record three new songs, then Dion said, Lets go for five, her lucky number, but we had so many great songs coming in that we ended up recording nine. Out of that, we decided to go with seven, a Decade of Song contains nine greatest hits with seven new songs in one single-disc package. Collaborators include Max Martin, Robert John Mutt Lange, James Horner and Will Jennings, who wrote My Heart Will Go On, French songwriter/producer Luc Plamondon, Diane Warren, and David Foster. The first single, Thats the Way It Is is an uptempo song, co-written and co-produced by Max Martin

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Alone (Modern Talking album)
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Alone is the eighth studio album released by Modern Talking, and their second after their 1998 reunion. It was released on 19 February 1999 by Hansa Records, BMG, two singles were released off this album You Are Not Alone and Sexy Sexy Lover, first one of which peaked at No.7 and the second at No.15 in Germany. The album Alone entered the German album chart at No.1 on March 8,1999, after spending total of 27 weeks on the album chart, Alone eventually went platinum, shipping more than 500,000 units in Germany. Allmusic Modern Talking chart information, Alone Alone at Discogs

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American Idiot
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American Idiot is the seventh studio album by American rock band Green Day. Produced by Rob Cavallo, the album was released in the UK on September 20,2004, Green Day first achieved popularity in the 1990s with a string of successful albums. Following disappointing sales of their album, Warning, the band took a break before recording their next album. The recording process was cut short when the master tapes were stolen. Rather than re-record that material, the decided to start over. A concept album and punk opera, American Idiot follows the story of Jesus of Suburbia. Through its plot, the album expresses the disillusionment and dissent of a generation that came of age in a period shaped by many events like the Iraq War. The album was inspired by musicals and the work of The Who. Recording of American Idiot was split between two California studios between 2003 and 2004 and its album art depicts a heart-shaped hand grenade. American Idiot marked a comeback for Green Day following a period of decreased success. It charted in 27 countries, peaking at one in 19. The album spawned five singles, American Idiot, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Holiday, Wake Me Up When September Ends. American Idiot was well received critically and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2005 and its success inspired a Broadway musical and an incomplete feature film adaptation. It has been praised in the years following its release, appearing on several year-end and decade-end lists, Green Day, which formed in 1986 and spent early years touring punk rock clubs, emerged in the early 1990s as one of the most popular rock acts. Their third album and major-label debut Dookie sold upwards of 20 million copies, subsequent releases were also hits, including Insomniac and Nimrod. Their subsequent album Warning, released in 2000, was considered a significant commercial disappointment, in early 2002, the band embarked on the Pop Disaster Tour, co-headlining with Blink-182. The tour created momentum for the trio, who began to be viewed as elder statesmen of the pop punk scene at the time, which consisted of bands like Good Charlotte, Sum 41, and New Found Glory. By this time, things had come to a point regarding unresolved personal issues between the three band members, the band was argumentative and miserable, according to Dirnt, and needed to shift directions

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Americana (The Offspring album)
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Americana is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, released on November 17,1998. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, Ixnay on the Hombre and it is the bands second best selling album to their 1994 breakout Smash. Americana has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, with over 9 million copies certified, the album contains the hit singles Pretty Fly, Why Dont You Get a Job. and The Kids Arent Alright. Crossing over from mainstream rock and alternative radio to Top 40 pop radio stations. Shes Got Issues, the single of the album, was moderately well-received. The albums singles were included on the bands Greatest Hits compilation, the CD version of the album also includes the music video for The Meaning Of Life, a song from their 1997 album Ixnay On the Hombre, playable on DVD ROM. Americana was nominated for the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Album, the Offspring supported the album with a worldwide tour and appeared at the infamous Woodstock 1999, where their performance was broadcast live on pay-per-view television. The band played Americana in its entirety for the first time in 2015 and it is also the last Offspring album to contain a hidden track. After the unexpected success of Smash, The Offspring were signed to Columbia Records in 1996, releasing the studio album Ixnay on the Hombre. Although Ixnay on the Hombre was not as well received as Smash, it managed simultaneous gold, after touring in support of Ixnay on the Hombre, The Offspring began writing new material for their next album. Frontman Dexter Holland told Rolling Stone in August 1998 that, I wanted to write a record that wasnt a radical departure from what weve done before, I feel like we have managed to change stuff up from Ignition to Smash to Ixnay. Were in a place where we more or less set the boundaries where we can do a lot of stuff without having to stretch it out farther, and do a swing song or something. Recording took place from July to September 1998 at Eldorado Recording Studios with producer Dave Jerden, on the albums direction, Holland told Guitar World, The idea wasnt to reinvent the wheel. We expanded our horizons on our last record and thats okay, Pay the Man was even left off Ixnay on the Hombre for sounding too different from anything else the band had currently made at that time. The structure of the song more resembles progressive rock, Holland also contributed the song Too Much Drama to The Vandals album Hitler Bad, Vandals Good, which was released five months before Americana. The chorus melody is reused on this album on the song Walla Walla, Americana contains themes of unhappy American lifestyles. Speaking of the shortly after its release, Holland explained, The songs on Americana arent condemnations, theyre short stories about the state of things. We want to expose the darker side of our culture and it may look like an episode of Happy Days out there in America, but it feels more like Twin Peaks

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Amore (Andrea Bocelli album)
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Amore is the eleventh studio album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, released on 31 January 2006, for the Valentines Day season. Amore was released beginning on 28 February 2006. A Spanish version of the album was released in the same year. In Japan it was released on 18 October 2006 as Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta and featured a bonus track. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, which at the time was Bocellis highest chart position in America yet, only to be surpassed by his 2009 release My Christmas, which reached No.2. It went on to sell 1.66 million copies in the United States and was certified Platinum by the RIAA, Bocelli was the seventh best-selling artist of 2006, in the United States, with 2,524,681 copies of his albums sold that year. The Spanish version, Amor, was also certified Album Multi-Platino by the RIAA, both versions were also certified Gold and Platinum in several other counties

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Anastacia (album)
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Anastacia is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Anastacia, released on March 29,2004 by Epic Records following a successful recovery from breast cancer. The album marks a change in direction for the singer by incorporating pop-rock which was absent in her earlier work, the album was never released in Anastacias native United States, despite plans for an August 30,2005 release, which was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons. In January 2003, Anastacia had discovered that she had breast cancer when she was preparing for breast reduction surgery due to orthopedic reasons, Anastacia subsequently established the Anastacia Fund through The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to promote awareness of breast cancer amongst younger women. After this traumatic experience, Anastacia entered recording studios in September 2003 to record the Anastacia album with Glen Ballard, Dallas Austin, Anastacia was after more of a rock feel on the album, as noted in tracks such as Seasons Change, Time, and I Do. Anastacia explained on her website that her illness made it difficult to record the album. I usually look for the side of things, but so far nothing about making this record was positive for me. My doctor told me Id be tired, not stupid, I could not focus on anything. Id write a verse and then I couldnt write the chorus or Id write the chorus, I couldnt talk, I couldnt think straight, I was totally out of it. The doctors said Id be tired—but of course I had insomnia and she struggled through the process to finish the album for release in March 2004. The album also spawned another three European hit singles, Sick and Tired, Welcome to My Truth, and Heavy on My Heart. Sick and Tired was the biggest hit from the three, scoring top five single status across numerous European nations, almost matching the success of Left Outside Alone, notes ^a signifies an additional producer ^b signifies a remixer

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...And Justice for All (album)
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…And Justice for All is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on August 25,1988, by Elektra Records. It was the bands first studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted after the death of Cliff Burton in 1986, …And Justice for All is musically progressive, with long and complex songs, fast tempos, and few verse-chorus structures. The album is noted for its production, which producer Flemming Rasmussen attributed to his absence during the mixing process. The lyrics feature themes of political and legal injustice seen through the prisms of censorship, war, the phrase …And Justice for All appears spray-painted in the lower right corner. The album title is derived from the American Pledge of Allegiance, three songs from the album were released as singles, Harvester of Sorrow, Eye of the Beholder, and One, while the title track was released as a promotional single. …And Justice for All was acclaimed by music critics and it was included in The Village Voices annual Pazz & Jop critics poll of the years best albums, and the single One earned Metallica its first Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1990. The groups best-selling album at the time, it was the first underground metal album to chart success in the United States. …And Justice for All was Metallicas first full-length studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted after the death of Cliff Burton in 1986, Newsted had previously played on Metallicas The $5.98 E. P. Garage Days Re-Revisited, an extended play released in 1987, the band intended to record the album earlier, but was sidetracked by the large number of festival dates scheduled for the summer of 1987, including the European leg of the Monsters of Rock festival. Another reason was frontman James Hetfields arm injury in a skateboarding accident, the bands previous studio album, Master of Puppets, marked the end of Metallicas contract with the Music for Nations label. Manager Peter Mensch wanted the band to sign with British record distributor Phonogram Records, to persuade Metallica to choose his label Hooker offered them a bigger deal, worth well over £1 million, which at that time was the biggest deal wed ever offered anyone. His explanation was that the figure for combined British and European sales of all three Metallica albums was more than 1.5 million copies. The album title was revealed in April 1988, …And Justice for All, the artwork was created by Stephen Gorman, based on a concept developed by Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. It depicts a statue of a blindfolded Lady Justice, bound by ropes with her breasts exposed. The title appears graffiti-style in the right corner. …And Justice for All was recorded from January to May 1988 at One on One Recording Studios in Los Angeles, Metallica produced the album with Flemming Rasmussen. Things did not work out as planned, and three weeks later Rasmussen became available after Ulrich gave him a call, Rasmussen listened to Clinks rough mixes for the album on his February 14 flight to Los Angeles, and upon his arrival Clink was fired. Hetfield explained that recording with Clink did not work out so well, however, Clink is credited with engineering the drums on two of the albums tracks, The Shortest Straw and Harvester of Sorrow

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Animalize
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Animalize is the 12th studio album by American hard rock band Kiss. It was released in 1984 on Mercury Records, the album marked the only appearance by lead guitarist Mark St. John, who replaced Vinnie Vincent in April 1984. At the time of the release, Gene Simmons was pursuing a career in acting. Paul Stanley was thus primarily in charge of the production and direction. St. John stated that recording the record, he had utilized his Rockman gear. St. John was forced to leave Kiss during the subsequent tour after being diagnosed with Reiters Syndrome, by November 1984, he was out of the band, the third lead guitarist to exit the group in two years. When asked what Animalize meant, Stanley said that people were starting to become more like computers, in a continuation of Kiss commercial resurgence begun with Lick It Up, Animalize was certified platinum by the RIAA. It was the biggest-selling Kiss album since 1979s Dynasty, critics and longtime fans, however, criticized the bands continued move towards a glam rock style on Animalize. Heavens on Fire became the biggest hit from the album, and it is also the only music video appearance of the late Mark St. John. Kiss Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals Gene Simmons - bass guitar, lead vocals Eric Carr - drums, percussion, backing vocals Mark St

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Appetite for Destruction
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Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N Roses. It was released on July 21,1987, by Geffen Records to massive commercial success and it topped the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling debut album as well as the 11th best-selling album in the United States. With about 30 million copies worldwide, it is also one of the best-selling records ever. It is said that the reason for not putting November Rain on it was because they had agreed to put Sweet Child O Mine on it. The band started searching for someone to produce their debut, mostly made by Geffen executive Tom Zutaut. Demos were recorded under both Manny Charlton and Spencer Proffer, with some made with the latter being issued in the EP Live. *@ Like a Suicide. One of the interviewed prospects was Kiss Paul Stanley, rejected after insisting on changes to Steven Adlers drum setup, the band considered Robert John Lange, but he proved too expensive to hire. Eventually Mike Clink, who had produced several Triumph records, was chosen, after some weeks of rehearsal, the band entered Daryl Dragons Rumbo Recorders in January 1987. Two weeks were spent recording basic tracks, with Clink splicing together the best takes with his razor blade, Clink worked eighteen-hour days for the next month, with Slash overdubbing in the afternoon and evening, and Rose performing vocals. Slash struggled to find a guitar sound before coming up with a Gibson Les Paul copy plugged into a Marshall amplifier and he spent hours with Clink paring down and structuring his solos. The total budget for the album was about $370,000, final overdubs and mixing were done at Mediasound Studios, and mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City. Many of the songs on Appetite For Destruction began as solo tracks that individual members wrote separate from the band. These songs include Its So Easy and Think About You, brownstone, which is about the bands problems with heroin. Lyrics to some of the focus on the band members younger years, like Out ta Get Me. The albums originally planned cover art, based on Robert Williams painting Appetite for Destruction, in a 2016 interview, Billy White Jr. explained, The cross and skulls that looked like the band was Axl’s idea, the rest was me. The knot work in the cross was a reference to Thin Lizzy, a band Axl and I both loved. ”The photographs used for the back of the album and liner notes were taken by Robert John, Marc Canter, Jack Lue, Leonard McCardie, and Greg Freeman. The original cover was supposed to be on the 2008 vinyl reissue, the band stated the artwork is a symbolic social statement, with the robot representing the industrial system thats raping and polluting our environment. In albums which were issued on double sided media the two sides were not conventionally labeled A and B, but G and R. Tracks 1–6 which compose side G all deal with drugs and hard life in the big city

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Aquarium (Aqua album)
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Aquarium is the debut studio album by Danish-Norwegian band Aqua. The album was released in Scandinavia on 26 March 1997 and in the United States on 9 September 1997, although the group had been together for three years under their original name Joyspeed, their only release under that name was a single called Itzy Bitsy Spider. The album is best known for including the successful singles Barbie Girl, Doctor Jones and Turn Back Time, the first of those being a huge hit across the globe. The albums third single, Barbie Girl brought the group to attention after reaching number one in both Denmark and Norway, as well as across Europe and in Australia and New Zealand. It would later peak at number 7 in the US and its success helped the album reach number one in both the groups home countries, and make the top 10 in the UK and US. While not selling as highly Barbie Girl, the fourth single Doctor Jones was released in late 1997/early 1998 and became a number one in Denmark, Norway, Australia. Turn Back Time would later give the group their third number one single in the UK. The final single, Good Morning Sunshine failed to chart highly and was released in select regions like the earlier Lollipop. The album has sold 14 million copies worldwide, aquarium debuted at number one in Denmark. As of August 2001, the album had sold 430,000 copies in Denmark and it is the third best-selling album in Denmark to date, only beaten by Danish recording artist Kim Larsens 1983 album Midt om natten and his 1986 album Forklædt som voksen. The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and it would spend a total of 50 weeks on the album sales chart, and sold 1,7 million copies in 1997. Aquarium has been certified four times platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for shipments of four million copies inside Europe, credits adapted from album liner notes

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Arrival (ABBA album)
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Arrival is the fourth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Sweden on 11 October 1976 by Polar Records, Recording sessions began in August 1975 and continued until September 1976 at Metronome and Glen studios in Stockholm, Sweden. It became one of ABBAs most successful albums to date, producing three of their biggest hits, Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money and Knowing Me, Knowing You. Upon its original 1976 release, Fernando, released as a single earlier the year, did not appear on Arrival. Arrival was the album of 1977 in the United Kingdom and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. By the time ABBA began working on their album in August 1975. It was with Arrival however that they would achieve global superstardom to become the biggest name in the music business - a title they would hold for the rest of the decade, the first song to enter the studio was a track called Boogaloo on 4 August. Taking inspiration from the current disco sound heavily present in the charts, all four members remember hearing this for the first time and knew that they had something big on their hands, as member Agnetha Faltskog remarked, We knew immediately it was going to be massive. With re-written lyrics, the became known as Dancing Queen. During this time they recorded a song for member Annifrid Lyngstads solo album. Early in the new year, they decided to release it internationally as an ABBA song, Fernando became ABBAs biggest hit to date - hitting No.1 in many countries, including a 14-week stay at No.1 in Australia. Also around this time their Greatest Hits album was selling in huge amounts, in the midst of all this promotion, the group finally found time to return to the studio in late March. The next song they began working on was Knowing Me, Knowing You, member Benny Andersson has said that it is one of our five best recordings. By the end of April two other songs had been laid down entitled Thats Me and Why Did It Have to Be Me, a similar situation occurred with the next recording when a song called Money Money Money became Gypsy Girl and then back to its original title. Money Money Money would also be released as a single and become a major hit some months after the eventual release. During June, the group were invited by Swedish television to make a TV special dedicated to the group. The programme entitled ABBA-dabba-dooo. was filmed around the time they were recording a song called When I Kissed the Teacher. Late July saw the two tracks Tiger and Dum Dum Diddle go into the studio

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Auberge (album)
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Auberge is the eleventh studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1991. The album, as well as the song, was mostly notable for the association of the Caterham Super Seven that he owned. That car appeared on the cover, illustrated in oil by renowned motoring artist Alan Fearnley. The album makes references to the car over several tracks, as well on the video of the title song. In 2005, Rea sold the car in an auction, auberge was a #1 album in the UK in 1991. The title track also gave Rea one of his biggest chart hits, other songs released as singles were Heaven, Looking For The Summer and Winter Song. Another song, And You My Love, although not released as a single, has become a favourite among his fans and is regularly performed at live concerts

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...Baby One More Time (album)
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. Baby One More Time is the debut studio album by American recording artist Britney Spears. It was released on January 12,1999, by JIVE Records, Rudolph decided to pitch her to record labels, sending them a demo tape with an unused song from Toni Braxton. JIVE was interested and appointed the singer to work with producer Eric Foster White, after hearing the recorded material, JIVE signed Spears to a multi-album deal. Spears traveled to Sweden to work with producers Max Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, Martin showed Spears and her management a track titled Hit Me Baby One More Time, which was originally written for American R&B group TLC, however, they rejected the track. Spears later claimed that she felt excited when she heard it, by June 1998, the album had been finished. Critics gave the mixed reviews, describing the singer as a Madonna next door, considering it silly. The album was successful on the charts, reaching the top five in countries, while reaching number one in Canada. Five singles came from the album. Baby One More Time became a success and one of the best-selling singles of all time. The album was promoted with appearances on television, and also by the. Baby One More Time Tour in 1999. Spears claimed she wasnt able to explore her vocal ability on the album and this album set Spears international pop culture icon image and launched her career. The album earned Spears Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for. Baby One More Time, in June 1997, Spears was in talks with manager Lou Pearlman to join female pop group Innosense. Lynne asked family friend and entertainment lawyer Larry Rudolph for his opinion, Rudolph decided to pitch her to record labels, which required a professional demo. He sent Spears an unused song from Toni Braxton, she rehearsed for a week, Spears traveled to New York with the demo and met executives from four labels, returning to Kentwood the same day. Three rejected her, arguing audiences wanted pop bands such as the Backstreet Boys and the Spice Girls, two weeks later, executives from JIVE Records returned calls to Rudolph. Senior vice president of A&R Jeff Fenster stated, Its very rare to hear someone that age who can deliver emotional content, for any artist, the motivation—the eye of the tiger— is extremely important. They appointed her to work with producer Eric Foster White for a month, the singer also recorded a cover of Sonny & Chers 1967 single The Beat Goes On. White was responsible for the recording and song production, while additional production was done by English electronic music group All Seeing I. After hearing the material, president Clive Calder ordered a full album, Spears flew to Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, where half of the album was recorded from March to April 1998, with producers Max Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, among others

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Baccara (album)
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Baccara is the debut studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on RCA Victor in West Germany in 1977. It contains the European hit singles Yes Sir I Can Boogie and Sorry, the rights to the RCA-Victor back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment - the original Baccara album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc. There is a cover for the album from Scandinavia featuring the girls standing with a black background. Some editions of this feature a limited edition poster. The Album Was re-released in Germany in 1982 and featured a different picture sleeve. Additional track Japan and The Netherlands, A6 Mad In Madrid -3,24, mayte Mateos - vocals María Mendiola - vocals Tracks 1,4,5,6 published by Magazine Music. Tracks 2 &7 published by Cyclus Music, track 3 published by Peer Music. Arranged & Produced by Rolf Soja, recorded by G. Dyke & Gunther Zipelius. Recorded at Polydor Studio & Studio Maschen

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Back for Good (album)
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Back for Good is the seventh album of Modern Talking released on 30 March 1998 after the unexpected reunion of the duo. The 7th album of the German duo was released after almost 11 years of their absence, the album Back For Good is a collection of their previous hits which consists of 18 tracks, including four new songs,13 previous hits in a redone format and 1 medley. Some of the hits, however, were rehashed and arranged absolutely differently including Lady Lai. The album Back For Good spent total of 54 weeks on the German album chart, Back for Good was also successful outside of Germany, topping the album charts of many other countries including Sweden, Finland, Norway, Switzerland and Austria. Back for Good eventually went on to sell three million copies in Europe alone. The reunion of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen as Modern Talking resulted in a different sound compared to their original 1980s sound, the duo came back recording their materials based on the demand of the central European markets. The singles including Youre My Heart, Youre My Soul 98 consisted of up-tempo beats as well as performed by Eric Singleton

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Back to Bedlam
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Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was released on 11 October 2004 through Atlantic Records and it is named after the infamous psychiatric institution of Bethlem Royal Hospital, which is commonly known as Bedlam. The album was met with acclaim from music critics, who praised Blunts voice. Back to Bedlam was the album of 2005 in the UK. By December 2009, the album had been certified 10× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 3 million, in 2011, it was overtaken by the Amy Winehouses Back to Black as the best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK. Back to Bedlam currently ranks as the 16th best-selling album in UK chart history, as of 2017, it has sold 3.33 million copies in the UK and over 11 million copies worldwide. Blunt had piano and violin lessons as a child, but his first significant exposure to music was at Harrow School. There, he was introduced to the guitar by a fellow student, because the British Army sponsored his university education, Blunt was obliged to serve a minimum of four years in the armed forces. He stated on an interview in his Back to Bedlam sessions that he chose to join the military as his father was pushing for it, so that could obtain a work placement. Blunt trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, while still in the army, he worked on demos during his time off. A backing vocalist and songwriting collaborator suggested he contact Elton Johns manager Todd Interland, Blunt left the British Army in 2002 so that he could pursue his musical career. It was at that period that he started using the stage name Blunt, in part to make it easier for others to spell, Blount is pronounced the same way, shortly after leaving the army, he was signed to EMI music publishers and Twenty-First Artists management. A record contract remained elusive, with recording label executives pointing to Blunts posh speaking voice as a barrier in class-divided Britain. She made an offer to him the night and within a few days, Blunt signed a recording contract with Perry. Blunt recorded Back to Bedlam in 2003 with producer Tom Rothrock at Rothrocks home studio, using session musicians, while in Los Angeles, he lodged with actress Carrie Fisher, whom he had met through the family of a former girlfriend. Fisher was very supportive of Blunts aspirations, suggesting the name of the album, the album received universal acclaim from music critics. Q magazine and Common Sense Media awarded the four stars out of five. RocknWorld stated Its hard to describe James Blunt or his music without falling prey to many a cliché or hyperbole, however, in this case, the music Blunt is making does really deserve and warrant the hype surrounding him

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Back to Black
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Back to Black is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. The album spawned five singles, Rehab, You Know Im No Good, Back to Black, Tears Dry on Their Own, Back to Black was acclaimed by music critics, who praised Salaam Remi and Mark Ronsons production, as well as Winehouses songwriting and emotive singing style. At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Back to Black won Best Pop Vocal Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. At the same ceremony, Winehouse won four additional awards meaning that she ties with five artists as the second-most awarded female in a single ceremony. The album was nominated at the 2007 Brit Awards for MasterCard British Album and was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Prize. Back to Black sold 3.58 million copies in the UK alone, by 2013, the album had sold over 12 million copies worldwide. A deluxe edition of Back to Black was released in November 2007, containing a disc of B-sides, rare. Winehouse released her album, Frank, on 20 October 2003. Produced mainly by Salaam Remi, many songs were influenced by jazz, the album received positive reviews with compliments over the cool, critical gaze in its lyrics and brought comparisons of her voice to Sarah Vaughan, Macy Gray and others. The album reached number 13 on the UK Albums Chart at the time of its release, in 2004, Winehouse was nominated for British Female Solo Artist and British Urban Act at the Brit Awards, while Frank made the shortlist for the Mercury Prize. That same year, the albums first single, Stronger Than Me, earned Winehouse, in contrast to her jazz-influenced debut album Frank, Winehouses focus shifted to the girl groups of the 1950s and 1960s. Winehouse hired New York singer Sharon Joness longtime band, the Dap-Kings, to back her up in the studio, in May 2006, Winehouses demo tracks such as You Know Im No Good and Rehab appeared on Mark Ronsons New York radio show on East Village Radio. These were some of the first new songs played on the radio after the release of Pumps, the 11-track album, completed in five months, was produced entirely by Salaam Remi and Ronson, with the production credits being split between them. Ronson said in a 2010 interview that he liked working with Winehouse because she was blunt when she did not like his work and she in turn thought that when they first met, he was a sound engineer and that she was expecting an older man with a beard. Tom Elmhirst, who remixed the single You Know Im No Good, was enlisted to help with the mixing of the album and he first received Ronsons original mix, which he described as being radical in terms of panning, kind of Beatlesque. The drums, for instance, were all panned to one side and he attempted to mix Love Is a Losing Game in the same manner he did with Rehab, but he felt it was not right. The majority of the produced by Ronson were done at the studio of the band the Dap-Kings, in Brooklyn. The drums, piano, guitar and bass were all together in one room, with the drums being recorded with one microphone

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Backstreet's Back
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Backstreets Back is the second studio album by the Backstreet Boys released internationally August 11,1997 by Jive Records and Trans Continental Records, with the exception of United States. It was a follow-up to their successful self-titled international debut, some songs from this album and the debut album were compiled into a second self-titled album released only in the US. There were a few differences between the versions of released on this album and the American album. The album also contained the same enhanced section as the American release. The first track recorded for the album was a cover of Set Adrift on Memory Bliss, which was recorded alongside a new song, If You Stay, who Do You Love was performed live but never released as a studio track. The three singles released from this album three of their most successful and remembered singles. List of best-selling albums in Argentina List of best-selling albums in Canada List of best-selling albums in Germany List of best-selling albums in Spain List of best-selling albums

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Bad (album)
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Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. It is his studio album released through Epic Records. It was released on August 31,1987, nearly five years after Jacksons previous solo studio album, as of 2012, Bad had reportedly sold between 30 and 45 million copies worldwide and has been cited as one of the 30 best-selling albums of all time. In 2017, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, the album produced a record five Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, the first of two albums to do so, the second being Katy Perrys 2010 album Teenage Dream. Bad was recorded during the first half of 1987, the lyrical themes on the record relate to media bias, paranoia, racial profiling, romance, self-improvement and world peace. Nine of the songs on Bad were released as singles, one was a promotional single and another was released outside of the United States. Five of the hit number one in the United States, while a sixth charted within the top ten. Bad peaked at one in thirteen countries and charted within the top twenty in other territories. The only songs on the album which were not released as a single were Speed Demon and Just Good Friends, Bad saw Jackson exercise even more artistic freedom than he did with his two previous Epic releases. On Bad, Jackson composed nine of the eleven tracks. The album continued Jacksons commercial success in the late 1980s and garnered six Grammy Award nominations, aside from commercial success, the album was well received by contemporary critics. Bad was ranked number 43 in the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time of the MTV Generation in 2009 by VH1, the album marked the final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones. Jacksons previous albums, Off the Wall and Thriller, were critically and commercially successful, eventually selling over 20 million and 65 million units worldwide, Jacksons aim for Bad was that it would sell 100 million copies. The first studio album Jackson released in almost five years since the release of Thriller, Bad was the third and it was produced by Jones, with co-production credit given to Jackson. Jackson wrote a reported sixty songs for the new album and recorded thirty, Jones had suggested that the album be cut down to a ten-track single LP. When the album was released on CD, a bonus 11th track and it was later released as a single. Later reissues of the LP also include this song, Jackson was credited for writing nine out of eleven of the songs on the album. Other writing credits included Terry Britten and Graham Lyle for Just Good Friends and Siedah Garrett, the albums song lyrics relate to romance and paranoia, the latter being a recurring theme in Jacksons albums

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Barbra Streisand (song)
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Barbra Streisand is a song by American-Canadian DJ duo Duck Sauce. It was released on September 10,2010, on November 30,2011, the song received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording. It was also featured on Just Dance 3 for the Nintendo Wii, the sample of Gotta Go Home was replayed by Mark Summers at SCORCCiO Sample Replays. The single’s album artwork is modelled directly after Streisands own 1980 album, Guilty, for the Barbra Streisand cover, Streisand and Gibbs faces are digitally removed and replaced with duck beaks. Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song five out of five stars stating, guitar licks collide with heavy doses of synthesizers as a fist-pumping beat refuses to let up. Michael Cragg of The Guardian called the song an insanely catchy slice of disco house, the song peaked at number eighty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart on the week ending on December 18,2010. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at three on the UK Singles Chart on October 17,2010 ― for the week ending date October 23,2010 ― selling 67,000 copies in its first week. It also topped the UK Dance Chart, in the Netherlands, the song debuted at number twenty five on the Dutch Top 40. It rose up to two, staying there for several weeks. It broke the record for the most time spent in the second position, the song was featured in the Glee second season episode entitled Born This Way. This song was used as the song for the Calgary Flames for their 2011–12 season. This song was used heavily for the Philippines Department of Tourism ad campaigns in 2012–13 and this song was featured in a commercial for Vitaminwater in 2011. Dutch digital download Barbra Streisand −2,43 Barbra Streisand −3,14 Barbra Streisand −5,00 Barbra Streisand −5,07 Barbra Streisand −5,08 Official music video on YouTube

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Be Here Now (album)
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Be Here Now is the third studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on 21 August 1997 by Creation Records. Oasis had achieved success with their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe and 1995 follow up Morning Glory. The third album was anticipated by both fans and music critics. Oasis management company, Ignition, were aware of the dangers of overexposure, the campaign included limiting pre-release radio airplay and forcing journalists to sign gag orders. The tactics resulted in the alienation of both the press and many industry personnel connected with the band, and fueled large-scale speculation and wide publicity within the British music scene. On the first day of release, Be Here Now sold over 424,000 copies, becoming the album in British chart history. Retrospectively, however, the album is viewed by music journalists and fans and by most members of the band as over-indulgent. The albums producer Owen Morris said the sessions were marred by arguments and drug abuse. As of 2008, the album had eight million copies worldwide. By the summer of 1996, Oasis were widely considered, according to guitarist Noel Gallagher, bigger than, dare I say it, fucking God. The commercial success of the two previous albums had resulted in media frenzy and an ubiquity in the mainstream press that was in danger of leading to a backlash. Oasis members were by then being invited to functions at 10 Downing Street by Prime Minister Tony Blair and holidaying with Johnny Depp, during their last stay on the island, Noel wrote the majority of the songs that would make up Oasiss third album. He had suffered from writers block during the winter, and has since admitted he wrote only a single guitar riff in the six months following the release of Morning Glory. Noel has later said about the album, most of the songs were written before I even got a record deal, I went away and wrote the lyrics in about two weeks. The bands producer Owen Morris joined Gallagher later with a TASCAM 8-track recorder, and they recorded demos with a drum machine and a keyboard. In August 1996, the band performed two concerts before crowds of 250,000 at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, while more than 2,500,000 fans had applied for tickets. The dates were to be the zenith of Oasiss popularity, by this time however, there was much instability and internal conflict emerging between the band members. On 23 August 1996, vocalist Liam Gallagher refused to sing for an MTV Unplugged performance at Londons Royal Festival Hall, though he did attend the concert, he spent the evening heckling Noel from the upper level balcony

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Be Yourself Tonight
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Be Yourself Tonight is the fifth album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released in 1985. Combining elements of Motown and rock music, the album incorporates a traditional band line-up/instrumentation. Nonetheless, the recordings still possessed an atmospheric and cutting edge sound, be Yourself Tonight included guest appearances by notable artists such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Elvis Costello. Be Yourself Tonight is Eurythmics best-selling studio album and it reached the top 3 in the UK and top 10 in the US, as well as spawning several hit singles. The album included the duos first UK number-one There Must Be an Angel, no tour followed the albums release, due to Lennoxs recuperation from vocal fold nodules. On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG repackaged and released Eurythmics back catalogue as 2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues, each of their eight studio albums original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes. All tracks written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except where noted

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Believe (Cher album)
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Believe is the twenty-second studio album by American singer-actress Cher, first released on October 22,1998 by WEA and distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Following the failure of her previous studio album Its a Mans World, Recording took place over the summer at the Dreamhouse Studios in London and the Soundworks Studios in New York under the guidance of English producers Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling. The album was dedicated to her ex-husband Sonny Bono, who died earlier that year, the album features some of the new technology of the time, like the usage of Auto-tune, which would eventually become known as the Cher effect. Upon release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics and it won one Grammy for Best Dance Recording from a total of three nominations. Four singles were released from the album, the first single, Believe, became one of the biggest-selling singles ever by topping the charts in a total of 23 countries and has sold more than 10 million copies. Strong Enough was released as the single from the album, being less successful than Believe, especially in the US and UK, peaking at numbers 57 and 5. All or Nothing and Dovè lamore were released as the third and fourth singles respectively, in order to support Believe, Cher embarked on her sixth concert tour entitled the Do You Believe. Tour which became one of the highest grossing tour ever for a female artist at that time, after the poorly received previous record Its a Mans World, head of label Warner Music UK, Rob Dickins, suggested that Cher recorded a dance album. Cher worked also with long-time collaborator Diane Warren and covered two songs, The Power and Love Is the Groove, furthermore, she decided to introduce a remix form of her 1988 single We All Sleep Alone from her 1987 Cher album. The Believe single was written only by Brian Higgins, Matt Gray, Stuart McLennen and Tim Powell. Mark Taylor said, Everyone loved the chorus but not the rest of the song, As we were already writing songs for Cher. Two of our writers, Steve Torch and Paul Barry, got involved and eventually came up with a song that Rob. During early sessions Cher recorded a version of Love Is in the Air that she previously performed a cappella on the talk show The Magic Hour in 1997. The song was mixed and produced by Junior Vasquez, but it did not appear on the cut of the album. Now it is available on file sharing networks. The album featured a new direction for Cher, with use of Auto-Tune. The album was influenced by Sonny Bonos death in an accident earlier that year. Upon release, the album received mixed responses from music critics

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Best of Bowie
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Best of Bowie is a career-spanning greatest hits album by English recording artist David Bowie. It was released on 22 October 2002, the songs range from his second self-titled album to Heathen. It was released 35 years after his album, David Bowie. In each of the 21 territories that the album was released, it was given its own track listing, in a number of countries, there were two versions – a single-disc version, and a double-disc version. All in all 63 tracks appear in at least one of the 20 different versions, the country the edition came from can be identified by a small national flag on the spine, except for the Argentine/Mexican, Eastern European and UK editions, which are flag-less. All the tracks are digitally remastered either from 1999 or, for the edits,2002, with the exception of Under Pressure. A DVD version of the compilation was released, containing 47 videos and live performances as well as alternate versions. Some of the videos on this collection, notably China Girl, Loving the Alien and it also became the first album to reach number 1 on the Official Charts due to streaming. Subsequent references only mention song and version unless where noted and you Pretty Things Select play all. Every 2nd time the whole DVD plays through, the version will appear in place of the broadcast version of the song. If you dont want to wait, just skip through all of the chapters, alternatively, jump directly to Title 2 Chapter 1. Interview with Russell Harty Highlight Drive-In Saturday on the track listing display, alternatively, jump directly to Title 30. Ad for the forthcoming Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and this is a still advertisement, not a video. Jazzin For Blue Jean Highlight the track and press right, Select the ) symbol on the track listing display. The image to the right will change, the image can be toggled back and forth by pressing the ) image. Alternatively, jump directly to Title 31, Blue Jean, recorded at The Wag Club, Soho, London This has to be activated during the Easter egg Jazzin For Blue Jean video. Right after the girl approaches the jukebox to start the video, as soon as Bowie appears on the TV above the jukebox, if using a computer for playback, you can click on the TV screen Bowie appears in. Alternatively, jump directly to Title 32, DVD2 Day-In Day-Out The Extended Dance Mix will appear every second time you select Day-In, Day-Out from the track listing menu

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The Best of Ricky Martin
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The Best of Ricky Martin is the second compilation album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released by Columbia Records on November 12,2001. The Best of Ricky Martin did not include any new material, the remixes of Amor were sent to radio stations in selected countries, to promote the album. The Best of Ricky Martin was not released in the United States, the album peaked at number seven in Denmark, number twelve in the Netherlands and Italy, number seventeen in Finland, and number twenty-five in Australia. In the United Kingdom it reached number forty-two, the Best of Ricky Martin was certified Platinum in Australia, and Gold in the United Kingdom and Finland. In the UK, the album has sold 177,064 copies

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The Best of Sade
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The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by English band Sade. It was released in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1994, the retrospective was digitally remastered in 2000. None of this information is listed within the packaging, notes ^a signifies a co-producer Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Best of Sade. Sade Sade – production, arrangement Sade Adu – vocals Andrew Hale – keyboards Stuart Matthewman – guitar, saxophone Paul S. Denman – bass Additional personnel

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Best of the Beast
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Best of the Beast was Iron Maidens first best of album, released in 1996 in three formats, a 34 track vinyl, a 27 track CD, a 16 track CD and MiniDisc. The vinyl edition is, to date, the bands longest record release, both songs had promotional music videos, the latter of which was filmed during The X Factour and originally featured the bands previous lead vocalist, Bruce Dickinson. The two-CD version contains two songs from the bands 1979 demo tape The Soundhouse Tapes, the 4-disc vinyl pressing is quite rare and has increased in value steadily over the years in music stores and on online auction sites. The standard editions value has not changed much although the Japanese pressings continue to rise in value, best of the Beast has long since been out of print and has been replaced by Edward the Great in most countries as a best of for the band. The cover art was designed by Derek Riggs, known for having created most of Iron Maidens early album covers

1 (Beatles album)
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1 is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles, originally released on 13 November 2000. The album features virtually every number-one single the band achieved in the United Kingdom, issued on the 30th anniversary of the bands break-up, it was their first compilation available on only one compact disc. 1 was a success and topped the

1 fille & 4 types
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1 fille &4 types is the French-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 13 October 2003. It is her first new French studio album since 1998s Sil suffisait daimer,1 fille &4 types features thirteen songs written and arranged by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso and Gildas Arzel, and produced by

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The 2nd Law
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The 2nd Law is the sixth studio album by English rock band Muse. It was released on 1 October 2012 in the United Kingdom and elsewhere on 28 September,2 and 3 October under Warner Bros. Records and the bands own Helium-3 imprint. The title of the album refers to the law of thermodynamics and the albums cover art features a map of the human brains p

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2nd to None
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2nd to None is a collection of songs by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The album was released by on October 7,2003 by RCA Records as the sequel to the years highly successful ELV1S,30 #1 Hits. Although not as successful as its predecessor, 2nd to None made the top 10 in at least nine countries, 2nd to None was produced by Ernst Mikael J

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4 Minutes
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4 Minutes is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy, featuring vocals by American singers Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. It was released as the single from the album on March 17,2008. According to Madonna, the song is about saving the environment and she also cited the song as the inspiration fo

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Madonna performing "4 Minutes" during the Sticky & Sweet tour on 2009. On the backdrop screens, Timberlake can be seen.

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Madonna and her dancers emerge from behind the moving screens for the performance of "4 Minutes" on the Sticky & Sweet Tour.

The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited
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Garage Days Re-Revisited is an extended play by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 21,1987 by Elektra Records and it was the groups first recording to feature its new bassist Jason Newsted, and also the bands first release following the death of second bassist Cliff Burton. With Metallica scheduled to play the 1987 Monst

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The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited

19 (Adele album)
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19 is the debut studio album by British singer Adele. It was first released on 28 January 2008, through XL Recordings, following Adeles graduation from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in May 2006, she began publishing songs and recorded a three-song demo for a class project and gave it to a friend. The friend posted the demo on Mys

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Adele recorded a cover of Bob Dylan 's " Make You Feel My Love " on the recommendation of her manager Jonathan Dickins.

21 (Adele album)
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21 is the second studio album by British singer Adele. It was released on 24 January 2011 in most of Europe, the album was named after the age of the singer during its production. Adele began writing 21 in April 2009, when involved in the relationship that subsequently inspired the record. Dissatisfied with once again portraying herself as the musi

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Columbia Records co-president Rick Rubin, known for his "stripped-down" sound and unorthodox approach in the studio, was one of the major producers for the album.

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Adele performing "Someone Like You" in 2011 during a concert in Seattle, Washington.

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Adele became first UK female to have three number one songs from same album and have 3 top 10 songs in same week on Billboard Hot 100.

25 (Adele album)
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25 is the third studio album by British singer and songwriter Adele. It was released on 20 November 2015, through XL Recordings, following the release and international success of her second studio album 21, Adele considered quitting the music industry and going out on a positive note. However, she decided to take a hiatus instead and raise her son

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Sessions with Ryan Tedder (pictured) were unfruitful, though he and Adele co-wrote "Remedy", which made the album's final cut.

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200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
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200 km/h in the Wrong Lane is the debut English studio album by Russian duo t. A. T. u. First released on 10 December 2002 by Interscope Records and it is the duos first studio album to be associated with Interscope after signing to Universal Music Russia, the label they signed to in 1998. 200 km/h lyrically explores themes such as rebellion, love,

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ABBA (album)
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ABBA is the eponymously titled third studio album by the Swedish pop group of the same name. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits Mamma Mia, following the Eurovision success of Waterloo, ABBA saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do topped the charts in Australia, SOS

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The ABBA Generation
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The ABBA Generation is the first A-Teens studio album, consisting of well-known ABBA songs in modern and upbeat versions. Recorded in Sweden in early 1999, was released later that year internationally and it spawned 4 hit singles, including the Swedish number-one Mamma Mia. The album was certified Platinum or Gold in 22 different territories around

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Aerial (album)
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Aerial is the eighth studio album by the English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush, released in 2005, twelve years after her 1993 album The Red Shoes. It is her only double album, Aerial is Bushs first double album, and was released after a twelve-year absence from the music industry during which Bush devoted her time to family and the raisi

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Affection (Lisa Stansfield album)
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Affection is the debut solo album by British R&B recording artist Lisa Stansfield, released by Arista Records on 20 November 1989. Stansfield co-wrote all songs with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, Devaney and Morris also produced the album, except for This Is the Right Time which was produced by Coldcut. Affection received critical acclaim from criti

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Affirmation (Savage Garden album)
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Affirmation is the second and final studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. The album was released on 9 November 1999 by Columbia Records, the band recorded their second studio album after they recorded The Animal Song for the soundtrack to the film The Other Sister. The majority of the album was written by Hayes in New York in September

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Ai Se Eu Te Pego
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It was recorded by Brazilian band Cangaia de Jegue and then covered by many other regional Brazilian bands like Garota Safada, Arreio de Ouro, Estakazero, Forró Sacode, and Saia Rodada. In 2011, it was popularized by Brazilian singer Michel Teló, Teló also released an English-language version, Oh, If I Catch You. The lyrics begin with two cries of

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ABBA: The Album
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ABBA, The Album is the fifth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. The album was released in conjunction with ABBA, The Movie, the album contained two UK number-one singles, Take a Chance on Me and The Name of the Game, as well as European hits Eagle and Thank You for the Music. The album includes three songs from ABBAs 1977 tour mini-musical

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All That You Can't Leave Behind
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All That You Cant Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, and was released on 30 October 2000 on Island Records in the United Kingdom, at the time of the albums release, U2 said on several occasions that they were reapplying for the job. The best band in the world, U2 brought bac

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In Kansas City on Elevation Tour

All the Best (Tina Turner album)
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All the Best is a greatest hits album by Tina Turner, released in November 2004. In the U. S. it was released in February 2005 followed by a single disc version titled All the Best. The track list concentrates on Turners solo hits, but also features a few highlights from her partnership with Ike Turner and it also contains three new recordings and

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All the Way... A Decade of Song
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A Decade of Song is the first English-language greatest hits album by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 12 November 1999, it features nine previously released, Dion worked on new songs mainly with David Foster. Other producers include Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Robert John Mutt Lange, James Horner, a D

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All the Way… A Decade of Song

Alone (Modern Talking album)
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Alone is the eighth studio album released by Modern Talking, and their second after their 1998 reunion. It was released on 19 February 1999 by Hansa Records, BMG, two singles were released off this album You Are Not Alone and Sexy Sexy Lover, first one of which peaked at No.7 and the second at No.15 in Germany. The album Alone entered the German al

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American Idiot
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American Idiot is the seventh studio album by American rock band Green Day. Produced by Rob Cavallo, the album was released in the UK on September 20,2004, Green Day first achieved popularity in the 1990s with a string of successful albums. Following disappointing sales of their album, Warning, the band took a break before recording their next albu

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The album was inspired by the war in Iraq, pictured here in 2003.

Americana (The Offspring album)
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Americana is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, released on November 17,1998. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, Ixnay on the Hombre and it is the bands second best selling album to their 1994 breakout Smash. Americana has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, with over 9 million cop

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Amore (Andrea Bocelli album)
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Amore is the eleventh studio album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, released on 31 January 2006, for the Valentines Day season. Amore was released beginning on 28 February 2006. A Spanish version of the album was released in the same year. In Japan it was released on 18 October 2006 as Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta and featured a bonus track. 3 on the B

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Aguilera performing "Somos Novios" with Bocelli during the Sanremo Music Festival, 2006

Anastacia (album)
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Anastacia is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Anastacia, released on March 29,2004 by Epic Records following a successful recovery from breast cancer. The album marks a change in direction for the singer by incorporating pop-rock which was absent in her earlier work, the album was never released in Anastacias native United S

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...And Justice for All (album)
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…And Justice for All is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on August 25,1988, by Elektra Records. It was the bands first studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted after the death of Cliff Burton in 1986, …And Justice for All is musically progressive, with long and complex songs, fast tempos, and few verse-c

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Metallica onstage during the Damaged Justice Tour, 1989

Animalize
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Animalize is the 12th studio album by American hard rock band Kiss. It was released in 1984 on Mercury Records, the album marked the only appearance by lead guitarist Mark St. John, who replaced Vinnie Vincent in April 1984. At the time of the release, Gene Simmons was pursuing a career in acting. Paul Stanley was thus primarily in charge of the pr

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Appetite for Destruction
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Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N Roses. It was released on July 21,1987, by Geffen Records to massive commercial success and it topped the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling debut album as well as the 11th best-selling album in the United States. With about 30 million copies worldwide, it i

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The artwork originally planned for Appetite for Destruction

Aquarium (Aqua album)
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Aquarium is the debut studio album by Danish-Norwegian band Aqua. The album was released in Scandinavia on 26 March 1997 and in the United States on 9 September 1997, although the group had been together for three years under their original name Joyspeed, their only release under that name was a single called Itzy Bitsy Spider. The album is best kn

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Arrival (ABBA album)
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Arrival is the fourth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Sweden on 11 October 1976 by Polar Records, Recording sessions began in August 1975 and continued until September 1976 at Metronome and Glen studios in Stockholm, Sweden. It became one of ABBAs most successful albums to date, producing three of their big

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French edition using the inner sleeve image

Auberge (album)
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Auberge is the eleventh studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1991. The album, as well as the song, was mostly notable for the association of the Caterham Super Seven that he owned. That car appeared on the cover, illustrated in oil by renowned motoring artist Alan Fearnley. The album makes references to the car over several tracks, as well on the

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...Baby One More Time (album)
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. Baby One More Time is the debut studio album by American recording artist Britney Spears. It was released on January 12,1999, by JIVE Records, Rudolph decided to pitch her to record labels, sending them a demo tape with an unused song from Toni Braxton. JIVE was interested and appointed the singer to work with producer Eric Foster White, after he

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Spears performing " ...Baby One More Time " during The Circus Starring Britney Spears, 2009.

Baccara (album)
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Baccara is the debut studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on RCA Victor in West Germany in 1977. It contains the European hit singles Yes Sir I Can Boogie and Sorry, the rights to the RCA-Victor back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment - the original Baccara album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact

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Back for Good (album)
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Back for Good is the seventh album of Modern Talking released on 30 March 1998 after the unexpected reunion of the duo. The 7th album of the German duo was released after almost 11 years of their absence, the album Back For Good is a collection of their previous hits which consists of 18 tracks, including four new songs,13 previous hits in a redone

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Back to Bedlam
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Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was released on 11 October 2004 through Atlantic Records and it is named after the infamous psychiatric institution of Bethlem Royal Hospital, which is commonly known as Bedlam. The album was met with acclaim from music critics, who praised Blunts voice. Back to B

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2005 reissue cover

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Back to Black
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Back to Black is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. The album spawned five singles, Rehab, You Know Im No Good, Back to Black, Tears Dry on Their Own, Back to Black was acclaimed by music critics, who praised Salaam Remi and Mark Ronsons production, as wel

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Winehouse performing at the Eurockéennes festival in France in 2007

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Winehouse performing with The Rolling Stones at the Isle of Wight Festival 2007

Backstreet's Back
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Backstreets Back is the second studio album by the Backstreet Boys released internationally August 11,1997 by Jive Records and Trans Continental Records, with the exception of United States. It was a follow-up to their successful self-titled international debut, some songs from this album and the debut album were compiled into a second self-titled

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Bad (album)
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Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. It is his studio album released through Epic Records. It was released on August 31,1987, nearly five years after Jacksons previous solo studio album, as of 2012, Bad had reportedly sold between 30 and 45 million copies worldwide and has been cited as one of the 30 be

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Jackson in 1988

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Jackson performing "The Way You Make Me Feel" during the Bad world tour

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Jackson wore a gold-plated military styled jacket with a belt during the Bad era to give himself an edgier look.

Barbra Streisand (song)
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Barbra Streisand is a song by American-Canadian DJ duo Duck Sauce. It was released on September 10,2010, on November 30,2011, the song received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording. It was also featured on Just Dance 3 for the Nintendo Wii, the sample of Gotta Go Home was replayed by Mark Summers at SCORCCiO Sample Replay

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"Barbra Streisand"

Be Here Now (album)
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Be Here Now is the third studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on 21 August 1997 by Creation Records. Oasis had achieved success with their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe and 1995 follow up Morning Glory. The third album was anticipated by both fans and music critics. Oasis management company, Ignition, were aware of the dangers

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Part of Be Here Now was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

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The 18th-century mansion Stocks House that provided the location for the cover photo

Be Yourself Tonight
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Be Yourself Tonight is the fifth album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released in 1985. Combining elements of Motown and rock music, the album incorporates a traditional band line-up/instrumentation. Nonetheless, the recordings still possessed an atmospheric and cutting edge sound, be Yourself Tonight included guest appearances by notable artis

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Believe (Cher album)
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Believe is the twenty-second studio album by American singer-actress Cher, first released on October 22,1998 by WEA and distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Following the failure of her previous studio album Its a Mans World, Recording took place over the summer at the Dreamhouse Studios in London and the Soundworks Studios in New York unde

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Best of Bowie
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Best of Bowie is a career-spanning greatest hits album by English recording artist David Bowie. It was released on 22 October 2002, the songs range from his second self-titled album to Heathen. It was released 35 years after his album, David Bowie. In each of the 21 territories that the album was released, it was given its own track listing, in a n

The Best of Ricky Martin
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The Best of Ricky Martin is the second compilation album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released by Columbia Records on November 12,2001. The Best of Ricky Martin did not include any new material, the remixes of Amor were sent to radio stations in selected countries, to promote the album. The Best of Ricky Martin was not released in the Un

The Best of Sade
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The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by English band Sade. It was released in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1994, the retrospective was digitally remastered in 2000. None of this information is listed within the packaging, notes ^a signifies a co-producer Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Best of Sade. Sade Sade – producti

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Best of the Beast
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Best of the Beast was Iron Maidens first best of album, released in 1996 in three formats, a 34 track vinyl, a 27 track CD, a 16 track CD and MiniDisc. The vinyl edition is, to date, the bands longest record release, both songs had promotional music videos, the latter of which was filmed during The X Factour and originally featured the bands previo

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The performance of " Live to Tell " on the Confessions Tour, where Madonna hanged from a mirrored cross to sing the song, was met with strong reaction from religious groups who deemed it anti-Christian.